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Joey Fatone: Now

Though he's performed in a number of films and Broadway shows, Joey Fatone, 36, seems to have found his niche on TV. After scoring second place on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007, he became one of TV Guide Network's red carpet hosts for two years. Fatone is currently the narrator on CBS's "Family Feud" and was recently a competitor on the Food Network's reality series "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off," as well as a host and judge on ABC's "Karaoke Battle USA." When he's not on TV, he's playing daddy at home with his two girls Briahna, 12, and Kloey, 3, and wife Kelly Baldwin.

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The boy band that launched Justin Timberlake's career (pictured in N.Y.C. in September 1998) was a lot like him: likeable and stylish, with talent to spare. Formed in Orlando, Fla., in 1995, 'N Sync -- made up of (from left to right) Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass and J.C. Chasez -- released three multi-platinum albums before disbanding in 2002. Their 2000 album "No Strings Attached," which contained the Top 5 hits "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You," still holds the one-week record for fastest-selling album ever.

One of the very few boy band members who've had greater success as a solo artist, Justin Timberlake, now 32, won six Grammys for his albums "Justified" (2002) and "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (2006). Since then, he's continued to win awards -- including Emmys. Timberlake (pictured in 2011) picked up four for his hosting stints on "Saturday Night Live," including two for outstanding original music and lyrics for his collaborations with The Lonely Island, the masterminds behind the 2009 runaway hit "D*** in a Box." Besides that, he has put music on the back burner to focus on his acting career and has had some box-office hits, such as "The Social Network," "Bad Teacher" and "Friends with Benefits" (in which he had a hot shirtless moment!). He also wed longtime girlfriend, actress Jessica Biel. This year, he released a new album, "The 20/20 Experience," and will appear in the Coen Brothers film "Inside Llewyn Davis."

Though he's performed in a number of films and Broadway shows, Joey Fatone, 36, seems to have found his niche on TV. After scoring second place on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007, he became one of TV Guide Network's red carpet hosts for two years. Fatone is currently the narrator on CBS's "Family Feud" and was recently a competitor on the Food Network's reality series "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off," as well as a host and judge on ABC's "Karaoke Battle USA." When he's not on TV, he's playing daddy at home with his two girls Briahna, 12, and Kloey, 3, and wife Kelly Baldwin.

Following the break-up of 'N Sync, Lance Bass, 34, trained to become an astronaut, but didn't get the opportunity to go into space. After keeping his personal life private for years, the star came out of the closet on the cover of People in 2006. The following year, Bass (pictured on Jan. 11) wrote a bestselling autobiography entitled "Out of Sync," and snagged a role on Broadway in "Hairspray," which would prepare him for competing on "Dancing with the Stars" the following year -- he came in third. He now has a Sirius radio show and his own production company, with four reality shows in the works. In October 2011, he debuted his own boy band: Heart2Heart.

Since 2008, J.C. Chasez, now 37, was a judge on "America's Best Dance Crew" for seven seasons on MTV. He still works in the music industry as a songwriter and producer for acts like David Archuleta and Matthew Morrison. Once in a while, he even comes to the rescue of babies in danger.

Chris Kirkpatrick, 41, considered the original 'N Sync member, followed his boy-band days by starting an alternative band called Nigels 11. These days, he puts his energy into helping underprivileged children with the Chris Kirkpatrick Foundation, and works with artists at his music production and distribution company, Working Class Industry.

Yet another record-breaking group formed in Orlando, Fla., Backstreet Boys (pictured in 1997) are still the best-selling boy band of all time, and one of only three musical acts in history to have their first seven albums reach the Billboard Top 10. From 1997 to 2000, the Backstreet Boys -- made up of (from left to right) A.J. McLean, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough -- dominated the U.S. pop charts with hits like "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)," "I Want it That Way," and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." The group went on hiatus in 2001, in part to support McLean's decision to go into rehab. They decided to reunite after an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" a few years later.

The Backstreet Boys (pictured in June 2011, performing on "Today") have released three albums since officially reuniting in 2004, and have been touring with New Kids on the Block (under the combined name NKOTBSB) since 2011. The band spent time as a quartet, as original member Kevin Richardson quietly left in 2006 to start a family, but he rejoined the group in 2012. Aside from the Backstreet Boys, Brian Littrell has developed a successful solo career as a contemporary Christian artist, while Howie Dorough has started a foundation for Lupus awareness and even voiced Santa Claus on an episode of "Dora the Explorer." Also pursuing a solo career, A.J. McLean released a solo album in 2010, and Nick Carter released two successful solo pop albums, as well as appeared with his little brother Aaron on the short-lived reality show "House of Carters" in 2006. The Backstreet Boys released a new album, "In a World Like This," in July.

Unlike most other boy bands of the 1990s, 98 Degrees (pictured in 1998) wasn't assembled by a super-producer -- this soul-influenced quartet rose to fame the old-fashioned way, by playing talent shows and sending out demos. The group came together in L.A. and was made up of former Ohio residents (from left to right) Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre. After breaking through with the song "True to Your Heart" on the Disney soundtrack for "Mulan" in 1998, the group released two multi-platinum albums, "98 Degrees and Rising" (1998) and "Revelation" (2000), before going on permanent hiatus in 2002.

The breakout star of 98 Degrees was clearly its frontman Nick Lachey, 39, who had a high-profile marriage and a hit show with MTV's "Newlyweds" (costarring then-wife Jessica Simpson). In addition to releasing two successful solo albums, Lachey (pictured in August 2011) jumped around small-screen roles -- such as in "Charmed," "Hope and Faith" and "American Dreams" -- until he eased into an ongoing hosting gig on NBC's "The Sing-Off" in 2009. In 2011, he had another hit on TV -- "Nick and Vanessa's Dream Wedding," a TLC special about his island nuptials with long-term girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo.

Nick's little brother Drew Lachey, 37 (pictured in 2011), distinguished his post-boy band years by first hitting the Great White Way in 2004, when he starred in "Rent." Four years later, Lachey, who will soon celebrate his 13th wedding anniversary with wife Lea, would take a role in "Spamalot," but only after picking up the coveted mirror-ball trophy on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2006. Father to Isabella, 7, and Hudson, 3, his latest gig has been hosting the video singing competition "America Sings" on the Gospel Music Channel. He also appeared on the recent all-stars season of "Dancing with the Stars."

Jeff Timmons, 40, cofounded the music video production company Rising Phoenix Media, of which he is now president. In 2011, Timmons (pictured in Las Vegas that May) performed as a Chippendales dancer in Las Vegas -- a gig that was originally supposed to last for one month in the spring, but Timmons was so popular with the ladies that he was invited to stay all summer.

After leaving the music business, Justin Jeffre took a surprising leap into politics. A blogger at The Cincinnati Beacon, he ran for mayor of Cincinnati in 2005 and then ran for City Council two years later. In October 2011, the 38-year-old made local headlines for getting arrested at the Occupy Cincinnati protests. Jeffre, who admitted to being recognized by some of his cell mates, told Cincinnati.com that his night behind bars "was not fun. But it was the place to be if you are standing up for free speech."

The boy band phenomenon wasn't just an American thing, as proven by these five teens from England. Assembled by producer Nigel Martin Smith to be like a tongue-in-cheek New Kids on the Block, Take That (pictured in 1992) made a huge splash across the pond. Between 1992 and 1996, Take That -- made up of (from left to right) Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald -- had eight No. 1 singles on the U.K. charts, including "Pray" and "Everything Changes." The group began to unravel after Robbie Williams left in 1995, and they announced their break-up in 1996.

Take That reunited in 2010 for the album "Progress," which sold a record-breaking 235,000 copies on its first day of release. Since first leaving the band, Robbie Williams, 39, has become one of then most successful pop artists in British history, with a record-setting 17 BRIT Awards and 7 ECHO Awards. His eight solo albums have all gone multi-platinum, and his bad-boy image has made him a tabloid fixture in both the U.S. and the U.K. Take That frontman Gary Barlow, 42, also had a few hits as a solo artist, before embarking on a successful songwriting career and becoming head judge on "The X Factor" in the U.K. Mark Owen, 41, known as the "cute one" of the band, released three solo albums and won the second season of the BBC's "Celebrity Big Brother." Howard Donald, 45, spent the band's hiatus years working as a DJ, while Jason Orange, 43, dabbled in acting and resumed his education. Take That (pictured in 2011 at a music festival in Italy) performed at the closing ceremoines of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and plan to release a new album in 2014.

The original boy-band sensation, the New Kids on the Block started young. Formed in Boston 1985, the quintet ranged in age from 12 to 16. Made up of (from left to right) Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg (yes, Mark's older brother!), the group (pictured in 1988) had a rocky start with their self-titled first album in 1986, but rebounded a couple of years later with their platinum record "Hangin' Tough" -- the first album by a teen act to contain five Top 10 hits. By the time they released 1990's "Step By Step," the New Kids were a full-blown pop culture phenomenon, with their faces on everything from dolls to lunchboxes. The inevitable backlash caused the band's break-up in 1994; fourteen years later, they reunited with the 2008 comeback album "The Block."

The band (pictured July 2011 in Las Vegas) has been performing together since their reunion tour in 2008 (when none other than Lady Gaga was a supporting act). In 2011, they launched NKOTBSB, collaborating with the Backstreet Boys and touring around the world. Jordan Knight, 43, who had a hit single with "Give It To You" in 1999, continues to pursue a solo career and released his last studio album in 2008. (He also did VH1's "The Surreal Life" in 2004.) His big brother Jonathan Knight, 44, worked as a real estate developer before the group reunited, and came out of the closet in January 2011. Joey McIntyre, 40, and Danny Wood, 44, both dabbled in solo careers. McIntyre had his own lounge show act in Las Vegas in 2011, following a number of musical theater engagements, and a third-place win on the first season of "Dancing with the Stars" in 2005. Donnie Wahlberg, 43, has carved out a successful acting career and currently appears on the CBS cop show "Blue Bloods."

This a capella R and B group helped define the sound of the early '90s and their 1991 album "C.M.B." helped Color Me Badd (pictured in 1990) break through with the smash hit "I Wanna Sex You Up." The quartet -- made up of (from top left to right) Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Sam Watters and Mark Calderon -- followed up with the gold-selling "I Adore Mi Amor" and "All 4 Love." Despite the band's popularity -- and a memorable guest spot on "Beverly Hills, 90210" -- their four follow-up albums didn't come anywhere close to the success of their debut. The band broke up after they were dropped by their record label in 2000.

Three of the band's original members -- Bryan Abrams, 43, Mark Calderon, 42, and Kevin Thornton, 43 -- reunited in 2011 and continue to perform as Color Me Badd (pictured in October 2011). Prior to the reunion, Calderon worked as a songwriter and producer, while Thorton spent some time in the ministry and Abrams, who was arrested twice over the years for domestic abuse, released an independent solo album. The group's fifth member, Sam Watters, 43 (pictured in the inset), is now a successful music producer and songwriter who has worked with Celine Dion, Jessica Simpson and Kelly Clarkson. In 2006, he married former "American Idol" contestant Tamyra Gray, and they welcomed a daughter named Sienna Marie in August 2010.